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Why this LA-based VC firm was an early investor in Slate Auto

Slate Auto, which came out of stealth mode earlier this year with a surprising – and surprisingly affordable – customizable electric truck, has raised $700 million to date. But long before the EV startup broke cover, it quietly raised a … Continue reading

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Nothing Phone (3) review

Carl Pei led electronics manufacturer OnePlus from being a scrappy brand for tech enthusiasts offering affordable phones to one that produces multiple lines of devices, including flagship phones that challenge Samsung and Apple. He is running a similar playbook with … Continue reading

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Frontier is helping Arbor build a “vegetarian rocket engine” to power data centers

Arbor Energy’s carbon-removing power plant is inspired by SpaceX’s rocket engines.

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UAE proptech Huspy raises $59M to scale in Europe

If you walked into a Dubai bank to apply for a mortgage in 2020, chances are you’d spend months buried in paperwork or face a huge price discrepancy when it came to listings. Such experiences led Jad Antoun to start … Continue reading

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OpenAI tightens the screws on security to keep away prying eyes

OpenAI has reportedly overhauled its security operations to protect against corporate espionage. According to the Financial Times, the company accelerated an existing security clampdown after Chinese startup DeepSeek released a competing model in January, with OpenAI alleging that DeepSeek improperly … Continue reading

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Tulum Energy rediscovered a forgotten hydrogen tech and used it to raise $27M

Results of a 20-year-old curiosity now form the basis of Tulum, a startup that has attracted significant investor attention.

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Meta reportedly recruits Apple’s head of AI models

Ruoming Pang previously ran Apple’s in-house team that trained the AI foundation models that underpin Apple Intelligence and other on-device AI features.

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Cursor apologizes for unclear pricing changes that upset users

Cursor’s CEO issued an apology this weekend over an unclear change to its pricing model that resulted in some users being charged more.

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Fortnite maker Epic Games settles antitrust case against Samsung

Fortnite maker Epic Games has settled its antitrust case against Samsung, according to a court filing.

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ChatGPT is testing a mysterious new feature called ‘study together’

Some ChatGPT subscribers are reporting a new feature appearing in their drop-down list of available tools called “Study Together.” The mode is apparently the chatbot’s way of becoming a better educational tool. Rather than providing answers to prompts, some say … Continue reading

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